Collection Highlights
William Walton (1706-1768)
Date:
ca. 1750
Object Number:
1902.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Match Holder
Object Number:
2002.1.406
Date:
1888
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
2 3/4 x 2 x 6 1/4 in.
Description:
This gray metal figure was once painted gold. The figure is of a British Tower Guard in full uniform with a pike standing next to a hollow stump that holds matches. Around the base is embossed "The Yeoman of the Guard", and on the stump "Casino/ Souvenir/ 50th Representation/ Dec. 4th, 1888/Rudolph Aronson Manager"
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
